Dodge City times., 1887-12-29
COPY OF LETTER WRITTEN
TO THE CIMARRON NEW
WEST FOR PUBLICA.
TION.

/ or Of ihe New West Cimsrron, Kas
IY DEAR SIR Will you allow M
1t nswer in a b,ief and general way
t. ough the colnnrs Of Your esteemet
paper, the numerous letters that | liav,
received, since the county seat election
OF Gray county. from citizens, bank
ers, business men, real estate men
judges OF election, attorneys, agents
friends. advocates, ETC., Of Cimmar IRON
at home and abroad, high and low OF
the one side informing me and offering
to sell out and give away the cheating
ballot box changing and stufhng, frauds
| of Judges of election and officials, shot
gun and other intimidations Of voters,
purchase of herds and solid blocks OF
votes with bogus bonds, etc., etc. And
on the otber'side, offers of large sums
of money, lands, city lots, property.
/ S"Ioi 1hiShe"; w., wv, W ouy HC ou
from assisting the good people of Gray
county from being robbed of their
county seat at Ingalls,. l answer first,
no more information or give away or
evidence is needed, as there is enough
now in possession to convict score of
law breakers, and to show even Cimar-
rom that she has no claim to the county
seat, and that Ingalls, has beyond a
doubt, and ten times over.
Secondly, cannot sell out and be-
tray the confidence and trust these hon
est and conf ding people of Gray county
have reposed in me, and if 1 would it
would be of no earthly use to Cimarron,
as her case is hopeless, as all know,
and which is so plainly admitted in the
offering me such large sums as bribery
to help sustain hopeless casa good
and safe cause never offers bribery-and
even if Cimarron could, by bribery or by
any hook or crook, get the county seat
there, it would ruin the town, as no one
would buy, settle or trade in a town
guilty of such crime against the peo-
pie. 1t seems to be due from me to
say that believe it to be the interest
and wish of the people of Gray county
to have the county seat at ingalls,,
hence | did what could for it, and if
in so doing | have disarranged the plans
or done harm to any one, | regret it,
and will gladly do anything honorable
to make it good, and to help the people
of Cimarron out of their great trouble,
when they do right, and no farther
trouble and expense, or atte:Ipt is made
to take the county seat from ingalls,,
where it belongs, and where it will stay,
however Huch cost and trouble the
friends of Ingalls, are compelled to make
to hold it there, but the friend of In
gals and I would much prefer that the
large sums offered me and the great ex-
pense that some evil persons or hot
head might advise, expended in injuri-
Gus and useless litigation, be used in
building up your town and county, and
that the friends of Ingalls, save their
money and join you in building up your
town and county In peace and prosperi-
ty-which is so much needed. | do
not want to expend or waste money in
litigation, and shall not unless compell-
ed to do so to maintain and defend the
right, for which I would use my last
dollar,and will pay for doing right twice
the sum | am offered not to oppose
wrong and will now repeat what I have
so often said in public, that if what 1
owned of the town of ingalls,, or nv
presence and advocacy of Ingalls, harm
ed her cause, I would deed all the land
owaed Of the town of Ingalls, to any
charitable purpose, or the county of
Gray free, and get out of the state i
desired, if by so doing the county seat
s settled Ingalls, without trouble and
expense, but I would prefer to remain
Interested in your county and help you
With all my means and might to build
Up the best towns and county in the
tate, and induce other capitalists to
10 the same.
Please do the favor to publish this
n full, with such spicy criticism as you
leem best, which I know you can SO we'll
10, and whatever is wrong / will make
light. and l do hope and trust that the
ood sense Of Cimarron will prevalle.
I'd that she viii see her true interest
nd cease to contend
,. s. Since writing TIE above. word
ones 70 NE that some evil one is cir
Mating 4 report that / have, or am ne
otisting, to bet,ay the people Of Gray
cGGtv For large sum. which Is the .